Saad Esporte Clube, usually known simply as Saad, is a Brazilian men's and women's football

Women's football (soccer)

Women's association football has been played for many decades, but was associated with charity games and physical exercise in the past before the breakthrough of organized women's association football came in the 1970s. Before the 1970s, football was basically seen as a men's game...

 team, from São Caetano do Sul

São Caetano do Sul

São Caetano do Sul is a city in São Paulo state in Brazil, located in the Greater São Paulo Metropolitan Area. It is the city with the highest per capita income in Brazil and it also has the highest Human Development Index .-Geography:São Caetano do Sul is located on a plateau that is part of the...

, São Paulo

São Paulo (state)

São Paulo is a state in Brazil. It is the major industrial and economic powerhouse of the Brazilian economy. Named after Saint Paul, São Paulo has the largest population, industrial complex, and economic production in the country. It is the richest state in Brazil...

 state.

History

On April 28, 1961, Saad Esporte Clube was founded by the businessman Felício José Saad. The club was founded as a replacement for another club, São Bento, which folded in the previous decade.

Women's team

In 1985, the club started a women's football section, and four year later, in 1989, its men's football section was closed.

In 1996, Saad won the Brazilian Women's Football Championship

Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino

The Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino was the Brazilian women's football national competition, and was disputed from 1994 to 2001...

, organized by the Brazilian Football Confederation

Brazilian Football Confederation

The Brazilian Football Confederation is the governing body of football in Brazil. It was founded on June 8, 1914, as Confederação Brasileira de Desportos , meaning Brazilian Sports Confederation. Its first president was Álvaro Zamith. It organizes the Brazilian national competitions, like...

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In 2007

Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino 2007

The 2007 Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino was the first staging of the competition and was played from October 30 to December 9, 2007. 32 clubs of all regions of Brazil participated of the cup, which was organized by the Brazilian Football Confederation...

, as Mato Grosso do Sul/Saad, the club won the Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino

Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino

The Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino is a Brazilian women's football competition organized by the Brazilian Football Confederation with the help of the Brazilian Ministry of Sports. It is designed as an equivalent to the men's Copa do Brasil. The first edition is scheduled to start in the end...

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Achievements

• Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino
  Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino
  The Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino is a Brazilian women's football competition organized by the Brazilian Football Confederation with the help of the Brazilian Ministry of Sports. It is designed as an equivalent to the men's Copa do Brasil. The first edition is scheduled to start in the end...
  
  : 2007
  Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino 2007
  The 2007 Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino was the first staging of the competition and was played from October 30 to December 9, 2007. 32 clubs of all regions of Brazil participated of the cup, which was organized by the Brazilian Football Confederation...
  
  
• Brazilian Women's Football Championship
  Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino
  The Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino was the Brazilian women's football national competition, and was disputed from 1994 to 2001...
  
  : 1996
• Brazilian Women's Football Circuit
  Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino
  The Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino was the Brazilian women's football national competition, and was disputed from 1994 to 2001...
  
  : 2003
• Brazil Trophy
  Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino
  The Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino was the Brazilian women's football national competition, and was disputed from 1994 to 2001...
  
  : 1989

Noted players

• Daniela
  Daniela Alves Lima
  Daniela Alves Lima , commonly known as Daniela, is a Brazilian footballer who played midfielder who last played for Saint Louis Athletica of Women's Professional Soccer and is a member of the Brazil women's national football team.-Career:Daniela begun her career at the age of 13, at Portuguesa de...
  
  
• Formiga
  Miraildes Maciel Mota
  Miraildes Maciel Mota , commonly known as Formiga , is a Brazilian footballer who played midfielder who last played for FC Gold Pride of Women's Professional Soccer and is a member of the Brazil women's national football team.-Career:Formiga was acquired by FC Gold Pride in the 2008 WPS...
  
  
• Maycon
  Andréia dos Santos
  Andréia dos Santos known as Maycon is a Brazilian women's association football player. She currently plays as a midfielder for Brazil's Saad EC. She was a member of the Brazilian National Team that won the silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics...
  
  
• Tânia
  Tânia Maria Pereira Ribeiro
  Tânia Maria Pereira Ribeiro, or simply Tânia is a Brazilian women's soccer player. She plays as a defender for Brazil's Saad EC, and is a member of the Brazilian National Team, for which she won a silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics...